New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04

"Now. suppose" he began, but the Senator az once
interrupted him and said ,.
81 know what you are going to say, Mr.. Presideh''
and thus anticipating ysu let me illustrate IL W ."
anecd.ts one bright sunshny day three boys sat on
the bridge crossing stream hshsg for treu Whsn I'M
tsnssly Interested in their sport the 'hiage P''''
BOYS. said no, you ought 70 be ashamed OF your
selves, violating tho Lords Day In hshlns suPP",e o,
should fall In and be drowned, where DO you lihA 10"
"s w 20 ANT going 70 fall in said the most precocious
But continued the priest suppose you snouiu Ian
But tell you replied the boy, We amt going to
But suppose you did, persisted the priest, where
toll von said the youngter we amt going TO
fall in and even If We dld, we can swim. so.,0r or
" Now Mr. President" concluded the senator " IL
would no as useless 10 attempt TO convince my
people Of any supposed dangers liable to come 80
OF the present silver Jaw As IL was ipr ao tbs
alarm the the bridge They VIII wall until tno
supposed cones. and then they will swim" A.,
The Presdcat il SAID t. have esjoysd the Illustration
hugely even though he was not convinced.
Amone the new CoHgressmen Is NJ. T. Biggs-" Old
Birgs" he calls haselt-of California He Is noted
for his hospitality and invites every new acquaintance
TO visit California and visit him. "Just Inquire for Old
Bggs, every body hnOws him and you Will always ma
the latch string out" il his usual form OF hVauon'
Mr. Briggs emisratsl to California from Missouri many
y.ars ago IIo left behind brother, who Is qllteas
original a character the Congressman The former
was meisber of the state Senate some years ago "heh
Cosrel Colman no Commissioner OF Agriculture, was
Lieutenant Governor The latter deeply Interested
in the success a bill to provide for the printing OF
900 extra copies Of the state report on agriculture
Iggs although large farmer opposed the bill ana
delivered the speech which killed It, In doing 50 nc
toll a good story a. COmau's expense Salt he:
"Mr President I'm agin book farmin'; learned TO
be 4 farmer ut tho plough TAI ana thats
tina only way to learn. Now have great
respect for Colonel COlmln and know that he Is In
earnest in this matter. he IS mistaken lie Ia the
el or OF an agricultural newspaper which Ihave takon
for great many years Ny family could not get along
without IT, It is full OF nieresiln and amoesln tales
which they enjoy. But Mr. President, was about to say
int found OFT from that newspaper, ut considerable
expsn,c tina book iarInn' don't pay read In It Que
day before knew ~ xuca did after took its adj
vice. that was good plan to LET sheep run In an apple
orchard Nsw hal yslng nppc orchard when was
pTi my heart Every tree was about Iour est
hi IN AMI vigorous AMI thrifty, with bark "a smoO ~
llly'4 cavcN Well. nor. Ing | turned my neck of
into that orchard and rode on 10 County court
When 70 le back The cyeuin s'opp'l 10 look AZ inc
orchard Tor II WAS to prd" Of my heart Mt ffe-!-
d-n' itt apple 'Harl uat di-app lrsl the sleep
wcr, there but nary apple trce coNll see Sot
down rom my horse AMI climbed tao fence anl me 10
nnl my apple orchard. but II was gone Al last, Mr.
prrst lent an '.Issvrr one pspr ute s'up about 4
foot hish AMI The oil abucSn' At taat IA" sir
tai4 epk-farmls wont lie know II % M sorrow
Iuat w.is the last Of tOinan's Dill